A Friday sell-off triggered by concern over the health of the global economy wiped out U.S. equity gains for the week.
Signs that China’s economy may be slowing reverberated through global financial markets. All 11 S&P sectors were down Friday, with health and technology leading the way.
The U.S. is gaining support from Europe and Japan in its crackdown on Chinese trade practices.
Wonkblog
Analysis Economists revisited a famous 2002 paper on the value of elite colleges to see what it meant for women.
Facebook declines to detail the exact apps that may have obtained these photos. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters)
The mishap adds to the company’s mounting privacy headaches after incidents earlier this year in which it failed to fully safeguard the personal data of its users.
On Parenting
Perspective As with any artificial intelligence technology that “learns” your habits, the gains may not be worth the privacy you give up.
Sunday Business
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U.S. corporations are set to smash a record with billions in share buybacks. And they have made sizable capital investments, too.
On Leadership
Analysis Coming at a time when President Trump is shredding norms of what it means to be “presidential,” the Tesla leader has driven right over what’s seen as conventional behavior for a public company CEO.
Any data you hand over to a company has a decent chance of someday getting stolen. (Ross May/The Washington Post; iStock)
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Here’s how to be a defensive online shopper in a world where data breaches are the new norm.
For many workers, health care and employability are so entangled that one frequently comes at the expense of the other.
A London townhouse, a golf course and $20 million Harrods shopping sprees put a woman in the crosshairs of a British fight against suspicious money.
The medical-products giant denied the Reuters account as its stock plunged 10 percent.
More Americans are ditching paper money, but critics of cashless restaurants and shops say many people are being left behind.
After 23 years the Washington-based magazine will come to an end, with 35 staff members losing their jobs.
Harvard’s decades-long orientation program is now facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers say they are planning to review House ethics rules for incoming members.
Beijing is trying to maintain a trade-war truce, as data shows its economy is slowing.
- Review
Ellen Ruppel Shell reexamines and reimagines the American job
Sean Parker repaid California for his multimillion dollar wedding in the redwoods. In kind of the best way.
- Perspective
I had to gasp when Donald Trump Jr. said his dad once regifted him a monogrammed present he had given him the year before.
The move comes amid a broader government push to more closely consider cybersecurity as it evaluates defense contractors for important weapons systems.
After setbacks, rocket launch opens new era in human spaceflight.
- Perspective
- PerspectiveRetire early or keep on working? How to prepare for either choice.
- PerspectiveWhat do your parents owe you when they die?
- PerspectiveHow the lawsuits against student loan servicer Navient could affect you
- Mortgage rates plunge to their lowest level in three months
- For first-timer home buyers, there’s no longer a handy rule of thumb about how much to spend
- AnalysisDespite the hurdle of mounting student loan debt, millennials still consider homeownership a high priority, study says
- Mortgage rates are down significantly over the past three weeks
- ‘We were out of control’: Renovating a rambler went way over budget
- ‘We were out of control’: Renovating a rambler went way over budget
